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Day 10 – Tree climbing and Denmark
View Larger Map Today was a reasonably leisurely day. We left Albany via the scenic road, stopping by the coast a few times before arriving at the Denmark Chocolate Company. A man on a horse heading to the beach near Torbay Inlet. Next stop was the Elephant Rocks Brewery and Toffee factory and onto the…
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Day 8 / 9 – Stirling’s Bluff
View Larger Map Todays primary mission was to climb Bluff Knoll in the Stirling Ranges National Park. After paying the entry fee, we drove up to the base of the climb only to see the top of Bluff Knoll in cloud. We decided to move on to Albany and return the following day for the…
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Day 6–The Bra and Knickers run
View Larger Map Day 6 was originally from Eucla to Balladonia, which is approximately 465kms. Still adjusting to a new timezone, we left Eucla at around 8am local time. As there was basically nothing to see from Eucla to Balladonia we decided we’d push on to Esperance and be a day ahead of schedule. This…
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Day 5 – Boring roads but good detours
View Larger Map Day 5 kicked off from with a drive into Fowlers Bay which seemed a quaint little place. Back on the main road, we stopped at the Nundroo roadhouse to fill up before our journey across the Nullarbor. It was at this point I noticed something strange with my drivers door handle and…
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Day 3 & 4
View Larger Map Day three from Cowell to Port Lincoln was a much more interesting drive than the previous day. After checking out the town we back tracked around to look at Lucky Bay. Seeing a sign mentioning a lookout and tourist drive, we decided to check it out. It did also say 4WD recommended.…
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Road Trip Day 1 & 2
So the epic 2011 road trip has begun. View Larger Map We got away from Melbourne a little later than we were planning, but made reasonably good time. We stopped in Horsham for lunch (trusty roast chicken and rolls) but not before find our first big object, the Big Koala. My friend Jade has us…